Congratulations Kirstie! Class of 2008

On Friday June 13, Kirstie finally did it! She graduated from Western Branch High School, and we couldn't be any prouder! Kirstie said "It's finally over mom", and I said "Honey, you have only just begun!" A total of 499 graduating seniors in a ceremony that lasted only 1 hour and 15 minutes. I didn't think they could pull it off in such a short time, but they suprised me. Joe drove up from Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Laura, Grafton, Tyler, Keke and Shanna's friend, Jumaria, also attended. After the ceremony Kirstie decided she wanted to go to Joe's Crab Shack for lunch. The weather couldn't have been any more perfect. It's hard to believe my oldest has graduated from high school and will be starting college in the fall. Kirstie and I will be attending the same college (I don't think she is too keen on the idea of being seen with her mom in college). I will try not to embarrass her....too much lol
I remember Kirstie's first day of school when the bus stopped in front of the house to pick her up. She walked up to the bus steps and started screaming and flung her legs and arms out refusing to get on the bus. Nothing I said, or the bus driver said, would convince this screaming, red faced, little girl to board the bus. After calming her down we hopped in the van and I took her to her very first day of Kindergarten. It's hard to believe my baby is now riding around in her Mustang and will be attending college. Although, her face still sometimes gets red when she is upset with me.
We are all so proud of you Kirstie! You have struggled through some classes, aced others, and took classes that you thought would be an easy A, but the class proved you wrong. The struggles and journey is what life is all about, and what helps your grow during your time on this earth. We love you, and we pray that God leads you to your career path, so you can bless others, as much as you have blessed our lives!

Overnight ambush..................

Late last night while Kirstie was on her cell phone in her room, we took it upon ourselves to do a few modifications to Kirstie's car.
Cell phone + Kirstie = Enough time to execute our plan........lol
Lindsay blew up all the balloons and hid them in her closet until the coast was clear. Lindsay, Shanna and I went outside around 11:00pm and decorated Kirstie's Mustang for graduation. Kirstie was suprised and immediately called her friend Britney to let her know she would be a little late since she had to pop all of the yellow and blue balloons in her car...ha ha ha. Kirstie said "Thanks Mom" and was proud to drive around with class of 2008 advertised in her back window.